1 Samuel 2:8

2:8 He lifts the weak ¹  from the dust;

he raises ²  the poor from the ash heap

to seat them with princes

and to bestow on them an honored position. ³ 

The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord,

and he has placed the world on them.

1 Samuel 4:19

4:19 His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phineas, was pregnant and close to giving birth. When she heard that the ark of God was captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she doubled over and gave birth. But her labor pains were too much for her.

1 Samuel 6:4

6:4 They inquired, “What is the guilt offering that we should send to him?”

They replied, “The Philistine leaders number five. So send five gold sores and five gold mice, for it is the same plague that has afflicted both you and your leaders.

1 Samuel 9:20

9:20 Don’t be concerned ⁴  about the donkeys that you lost three days ago, for they have been found. Whom does all Israel desire? Is it not you, and all your father’s family?” ⁵ 

1 Samuel 14:12

14:12 Then the men of the garrison said to Jonathan and his armor bearer, “Come on up to us so we can teach you a thing or two!” ⁶  Then Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up behind me, for the Lord has given ⁷  them into the hand of Israel!”

1 Samuel 18:25

18:25 Saul replied, “Here is what you should say to David: ‘There is nothing that the king wants as a price for the bride except a hundred Philistine foreskins, so that he can be avenged of his ⁸  enemies.’” (Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.)

1 Samuel 20:21

20:21 When I send a boy after them, I will say, “Go and find the arrows.” If I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; ⁹  get them,’ then come back. For as surely as the Lord lives, you will be safe and there will no problem.

1 Samuel 22:15

22:15 Was it just today that I began to inquire of God on his behalf? Far be it from me! The king should not accuse ¹⁰  his servant or any of my father’s house. For your servant is not aware of all this – not in whole or in part!” ¹¹ 

1 Samuel 24:6

24:6 He said to his men, “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord’s chosen one, ¹²  by extending my hand against him. After all, ¹³  he is the Lord’s chosen one.” ¹⁴ 

1 Samuel 26:15

26:15 David said to Abner, “Aren’t you a man? After all, who is like you in Israel? Why then haven’t you protected your lord the king? One of the soldiers came to kill your lord the king.

[2:8]  ¹ tn Or “lowly”; Heb “insignificant.”

[2:8]  ² tn The imperfect verbal form, which is parallel to the participle in the preceding line, is best understood here as indicating what typically happens.

[2:8]  ³ tn Heb “a seat of honor.”

[9:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “do not fix your heart.”

[9:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “and all the house of your father.”

[14:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “a thing.”

[14:12]  ⁷ tn The perfect verbal form is used rhetorically here to express Jonathan’s certitude. As far as he is concerned, the victory is as good as won and can be described as such.

[18:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “the king’s.”

[20:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “from you and here.”

[22:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “set a matter against.”

[22:15]  ¹¹ tn Heb “small or great.”

[24:6]  ¹² tn Heb “anointed.”

[24:6]  ¹³ tn Or “for.”

[24:6]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “anointed.”